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Travel Ban Not Stopping Cuba Tourists

While some Democratic presidential candidates have been discussing the US ban on travel to Cuba, a bunch of tourists are ignoring the talk and visiting the island. The trip may not be legal but that doesn't seem to bother the thousands of Americans--including Michael Moore--who risk big fines to check out Fidel's country.

In fact, one tourist says that's the point:

The fact that you're not supposed to be there, that was the top for me...You just don't know what Cuba will be like after Castro's gone.

The American Society of Travel Agents--a group that admittedly has an interest in more tourists--says millions of Americans would visit Cuba if restrictions were lifted. Would that ever happen? It might: Barack Obama says he wants to relax travel rules, and Chris Dodd says he'll end the US-Cuba embargo outright.

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· Thousands Flout Ban to See Cuba [AP, via CNN]
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